Vladimir Putin

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Russia’s nuclear arsenal: How big is it and who controls it?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus.
Published On 25 Mar 2023
Joe Biden says no sign yet of China sending Russia weapons
Ex-President Medvedev quotes threatening 1941 Stalin message to urge more weapons production by Russia’s arms industry.
Published On 25 Mar 2023
US Senators ask Biden to help ICC with Putin war crimes probe
The US has not agreed to provide information to ICC out of concern that the court could one day scrutinise US officials.
Published On 24 Mar 2023
Will Xi-Putin summit deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine war?
Meeting comes as Xi calls for a ‘rational way’ out of Ukraine war and weeks after China brokered the Saudi-Iran truce.
Published On 20 Mar 2023

On his way to Moscow, China’s president is trying to cast Beijing as a peacemaker after more than a year of war.

Russian president charged with war crime by the International Criminal Court over deportations of Ukrainian children.

Russian president arrives in Crimea to mark the anniversary of the peninsula’s 2014 annexation from Ukraine.

Moscow says ICC charges against Vladimir Putin are meaningless with respect to jurisdiction in Russia.

Judges say arrest warrant issued over Russian president’s alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine.

Beijing has continued to stand by Russia even after the invasion of Ukraine, but it’s paying the price for this support.

US government alleges the Boeing-made plane violated sanctions and commerce law by travelling to and from Russia.

What is the Wagner Group? What does it do? And how has the war in Ukraine shifted things for the group?

Support for Kyiv serves the US’s ‘strategic interests’ against security threats posed by Putin’s Russia, analysts say.

Al Jazeera examines Washington’s notable moves to help Kyiv fight against Moscow’s invasion over the past year.

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